⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:50 · DEN 40-32 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:48 · DEN 95-100 WSH
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:32 · DEN 102-104 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Marcin Gortat stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 1:48 · DEN 95-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:55 · DEN 92-100 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal turnover Gary Harris
Q4 3:18 · DEN 95-100 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 2 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Steals | 15 |
| 22 | Blocks | 24 |
